"महायान" meaning in Sanskrit

See महायान in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɐ.ɦɑːˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) + यान (yāna, “vehicle”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|sa|महा|यान|t1=great|t2=vehicle}} Compound of महा (mahā, “great”) + यान (yāna, “vehicle”) Head templates: {{sa-prop|g=n}} महायान • (mahāyāna) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|novedic=1}} Forms: mahāyāna [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], महायानम् [nominative, singular], महायाने [dual, nominative], महायानानि [nominative, plural], महायान [singular, vocative], महायाने [dual, vocative], महायानानि [plural, vocative], महायानम् [accusative, singular], महायाने [accusative, dual], महायानानि [accusative, plural], महायानेन [instrumental, singular], महायानाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], महायानैः [instrumental, plural], महायानाय [dative, singular], महायानाभ्याम् [dative, dual], महायानेभ्यः [dative, plural], महायानात् [ablative, singular], महायानाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], महायानेभ्यः [ablative, plural], महायानस्य [genitive, singular], महायानयोः [dual, genitive], महायानानाम् [genitive, plural], महायाने [locative, singular], महायानयोः [dual, locative], महायानेषु [locative, plural]
  1. (Buddhism) Mahayana (a school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism) Categories (topical): Buddhism
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानानाम्",
      "roman": "mahāyānānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायाने",
      "roman": "mahāyāne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानयोः",
      "roman": "mahāyānayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "महायानेषु",
      "roman": "mahāyāneṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "महायान • (mahāyāna) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-prop"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "novedic": "1"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
        "Sanskrit compound terms",
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit neuter nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
        "sa:Buddhism"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Mahayana (a school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism"
        ],
        [
          "Mahayana",
          "Mahayana"
        ],
        [
          "Buddhism",
          "Buddhism#English"
        ],
        [
          "bodhisattva",
          "bodhisattva#English"
        ],
        [
          "Theravada",
          "Theravada#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Buddhism) Mahayana (a school of Buddhism widely practised in East Asia and Vietnam which accepts non-Pali canon scriptures, recognizes a broader array of buddhas and bodhisattvas, and whose spiritual objective is to achieve Buddhahood and liberate other beings, rather than simply to achieve personal enlightenment, as in Theravada Buddhism)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Buddhism",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɐ.ɦɑːˈjɑː.n̪ɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "महायान"
}

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